<<Tara Berger>> of Purchase was a member of the USA Open Women’s Basketball Team, which recently won the gold medal at the 20^th World Maccabiah Games. The games, held every four years in Israel, are the third largest international sporting event, with over 9,000 participants representing over 80 countries.

A 2015 Rye Country Day School graduate, Berger is a junior at Wesleyan University, and plays center for her college team.

This has been a standout year for Berger, who was named to the NESCAC All-Academic Basketball Team, made the Jewish Women’s All-American Basketball Team, and received the Basketball Sportsmanship Award at Wesleyan.